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Report To: Joint Committees
Date of Meeting: September 9, 2019
Submitted By: Anne Greentree, Municipal Clerk
Reviewed By: Andrew C. Allison, CAO
File Number:
Report Subject: Parking in Municipal Parking Lots
Recommendations:
1. That Report CLD-018-19 be received;
Report Number: CLD-018-19
By-law Number:
Resolution#: 1C-106-19
2. That the By-law attached to Report CLD-018-19, as Attachment 1, be approved; and
3. That all interested parties listed in CLD-018-19, and any delegations be advised of
Council's decision.
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Municipality of Clarington
Report CLD-018-19
Report Overview
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To provide Council with direction to approve the removal of the two hour free parking in
Municipal lots and increase parking fees.
1. Background
1.1. In the Joint Committee meeting on December 10, 2018, Council passed Resolution
JC#20-18, referring the Bowmanville Business Improvement Area's (BIA's) request for
two hour free parking be removed from Municipal lots to staff.
1.2. Municipal lots have had the first two hours free since 1998, arising out of Report
TR-58-98, at the request of the BIA to initiate a pilot project to commence the first two
free hours. There has been no change in fees for lots or meters since.
1.3. Enforcement within Municipal lots is conducted on a regular basis, and consists of an
officer regularly patrolling. Vehicles that are observed without a pay and display ticket
or a Municipally issued parking pass are noted and a timing commences. The officer
must then return after two hours in order to determine that the vehicle has not displayed
a parking permit and a parking infraction notice can be issued.
1.4. Over the last year, the Division Street lot pay and display machine has encountered
many technical issues causing the machine to be out of service. In addition, it has been
noted that users continuously encounter issues purchasing tickets as the machine is not
typical of pay and display machines, in that coins are inserted and time accumulates.
Also, both the 132 Church and 168 Church St. lots are at their end of asset life and are
encountering technical issues. All have been budgeted for replacement in the fall of
2019.
1.5. Revenue for meters is not distinguished between lots and on street parking. The
average annual revenue over the last four years has been approximately $110,000
annually. Enforcement has decreased due to the above mentioned issues of the pay
and display meters.
Municipality of Clarington
Report CLD-018-19
2. Discussion
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2.1. Current fees for downtown parking are considerably lower as compared to surrounding
municipalities, and have had no increase in over 15 years. The current rate of fifty
cents an hour in Clarington is lower than the following comparator municipalities:
Municipality
Oshawa
Coburg
Whitby
Peterborough
Belleville
Per Hour
1.25
1.00
1.50
1.00
1.00
2.2. It would be beneficial to increase the per hour rate to $1.00 an hour to reflect increased
costs for staffing and maintenance and to assist in keeping the associated costs of
parking enforcement from the tax base.
2.3. The purpose of the two hour free parking in municipal lots was to provide business
owners and individuals that may be spending time longer then what on -street meters
permit. The removal of the two hours free would assist in enforcement efforts and
increase revenue. In addition, the proposed increased costs of parking in a municipal
lot would be more reflective of utilizing on -street permits.
3. Concurrence
This report has been reviewed by the Director of Finance/Treasurer and the Municipal
Solicitor who concur with the recommendations.
4. Conclusion
It is respectfully recommended that the Traffic Bylaw 2014-059, schedules 5 and 6, be
amended as attached.
Staff Contact: Duncan Anderson, Municipal Law Enforcement Manager, 905-623-3379
ext. 2110 or danderson@clarington.net.
Attachment:
Attachment 1 — By-law to amend By-law 2014-059
Interested Parties:
Bowmanville BIA
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The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington
By-law 2019-XXX
Being a by-law to amend the Traffic Bylaw 2014-059.
Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington deems it
desirable to amend Traffic By-law 2014-059 to change the parking fees in Schedule 5
and Schedule 6.
Now therefore be it enacted:
1. That Schedule 5, Parking Meter Zones on Highways, of By-law 2014-059, be
deleted and replaced with the attached Schedule 5.
2. That Schedule 6, Parking Meter Zones on Municipal Property, of By-law 2014-059,
be deleted and replaced with the attached Schedule 6.
3. That this by-law comes into effect on the day it is passed.
PASSED this xxt" day of , 2019.
Adrian Foster, Mayor
C. Anne Greentree, Municipal Clerk
Schedule # 5
Parking Meter Zones On Highways
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5
Column 6
Column 7
Highway
Side
From
To
Effective Times Or Days
Rate
Maximum
Time Limit
Church Street
North
80 m west of Silver
Silver Street
9:00-18:00 Monday to Friday, except public
$1.00/1
hr
2 hours
Street
holidays and the period from December 15 to 31
Church Street
North & South
Silver Street
Temperance Street
9:00-18:00 Monday to Friday, except public
$1.00/1
hr
2 hours
holidays and the period from December 15 to 31
Division Street
East
Queen Street
Church Street
9:00-18:00 Monday to Friday, except public
$1.00/1
hr
2 hours
holidays and the period from December 15 to 31
Division Street
West
50 m south of King
Church Street
9:00-18:00 Monday to Friday, except public
$1.00/1
hr
2 hours
Street
holidays and the period from December 15 to 31
King Street
North
Scugog Street
George Street
9:00-18.00 Monday to Friday, except public
$1.00/1
hr
2 hours
holidays and the period from December 15 to 31
King Street
South
Scugog Street
20 m east of George
9:00-18.00 Monday to Friday, except public
$1.00/1
hr
2 hours
Street
holidays and the period from December 15 to 31
Silver Street
East
King Street
Church Street
9:00-18.00 Monday to Friday, except public
$1.00/1
hr
2 hours
holidays and the period from December 15 to 31
Temperance Street
East & West
Queen Street
Wellington Street
9:00-18:00 Monday to Friday, except public
$1.00/1
hr
2 hours
holidays and the period from December 15 to 31
Schedule # 6
Parking Meter Zones On Municipal Property
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Municipal Address
Effective Times Or Days
Rate
Maximum Time Limit
132 Church Street, Bowmanville, west lot
8:00-18:00 Monday to Friday
$1.00/1 hr
10 hours
and east lot
Max $8.00
132 Church Street, Bowmanville, west lot
18:01-07:59 weekdays
No hourly fee
2 hours
and east lot
132 Church Street, Bowmanville, west lot
weekends & public holiday
No hourly fee
2 hours
and east lot
30 Division Street, Bowmanville
8:00-18:00 Monday to Friday
$1.00/1 hr Max $8.00
10 hours
30 Division Street, Bowmanville
18-01-07.59 weekdays
No hourly fee
2 hours
30 Division Street, Bowmanville
weekends & public holiday
No hourly fee
2 hours
20 King Street East, Bowmanville
8-00-18.00 Monday to Friday
$1.00/1 hr Max $8.00
10 hours
20 King Street East, Bowmanville
18:01-07:59 weekdays
No hourly fee
2 hours
20 King Street East, Bowmanville
weekends & public holiday
No hourly fee
2 hours
15 Silver Street, Bowmanville
8:00-18:00 Monday to Friday
$1.00/1 hr Max $8.00
10 hours
15 Silver Street, Bowmanville
18-01-07.59 weekdays
No hourly fee
2 hours
15 Silver Street, Bowmanville
weekends & public holiday
No hourly fee
2 hours
166 Church Street, Bowmanville
8:00-18:00 Monday to Friday
$1.00/1 hr
10 hours
Schedule # 6
Parking Meter Zones On Municipal Property
Column 1
Municipal Address
166 Church Street, Bowmanville
166 Church Street, Bowmanville
Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Effective Times Or Days Rate Maximum Time Limit
Max $8.00
18:01-07:59 weekdays No hourly fee 2 hours
weekends & public holiday No hourly fee 2 hours